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The '''White House Director of Speechwriting''' is a role within the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]]. The officeholder serves as senior advisor and chief speechwriter to the [[president of the United States]]. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.<ref>{{cite web |title=Department Descriptions |url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/internship/dept.html |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=[[Clinton Presidential Center]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What They Learned in the White House: A Conversation with the Chief Speechwriters for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama |url=https://ragantraining.com/video/what-they-learned-white-house-conversation-chief-speechwriters-president-barack-obama-and |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=Ragan Training}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 23, 2019 |title=Translating Presidential Ideas into Words: Speechwriters in the White House |url=https://millercenter.org/prezfest2019/prezfest-videos/whitehouse-speechwriters |first=Anna Katherine |last=Clay |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=[[Miller Center of Public Affairs]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Office of Speechwriting |url=https://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/collections/show/29 |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=[[Clinton Presidential Center]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Katie |date=February 3, 2020 |title=The State of the Union Is Trump's Biggest Speech. Who Writes It? |language=en-US |work= | The '''White House Director of Speechwriting''' is a role within the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]]. The officeholder serves as senior advisor and chief speechwriter to the [[president of the United States]]. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.<ref>{{cite web |title=Department Descriptions |url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/internship/dept.html |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=[[Clinton Presidential Center]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What They Learned in the White House: A Conversation with the Chief Speechwriters for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama |url=https://ragantraining.com/video/what-they-learned-white-house-conversation-chief-speechwriters-president-barack-obama-and |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=Ragan Training}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 23, 2019 |title=Translating Presidential Ideas into Words: Speechwriters in the White House |url=https://millercenter.org/prezfest2019/prezfest-videos/whitehouse-speechwriters |first=Anna Katherine |last=Clay |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=[[Miller Center of Public Affairs]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Office of Speechwriting |url=https://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/collections/show/29 |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |publisher=[[Clinton Presidential Center]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Katie |date=February 3, 2020 |title=The State of the Union Is Trump's Biggest Speech. Who Writes It? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/us/politics/trump-state-of-the-union.html |accessdate=November 17, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | ||
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|{{sortname|Ben|Elliott|Ben T. Elliott}}<br>(Director)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-bently-t-elliott-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-speechwriting |title=Appointment of Bently T. Elliott as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting |accessdate=July 19, 2021 |date=October 19, 1983 |publisher=[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/10/us/reagan-s-speechwriter-says-he-was-dismissed-in-dispute.html |title=Reagan's Speechwriter Says He Was Dismissed in Dispute |accessdate=July 20, 2021 |date=June 10, 1986 |work= | |{{sortname|Ben|Elliott|Ben T. Elliott}}<br>(Director)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-bently-t-elliott-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-speechwriting |title=Appointment of Bently T. Elliott as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting |accessdate=July 19, 2021 |date=October 19, 1983 |publisher=[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/10/us/reagan-s-speechwriter-says-he-was-dismissed-in-dispute.html |title=Reagan's Speechwriter Says He Was Dismissed in Dispute |accessdate=July 20, 2021 |date=June 10, 1986 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:00, 22 December 2024
This page in a nutshell: Senior advisor to the President of the United States and chief speechwriter to the president |
| White House Director of Speechwriting | |
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since January 20, 2021 | |
| Executive Office of the President White House Office | |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
The White House Director of Speechwriting is a role within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The officeholder serves as senior advisor and chief speechwriter to the president of the United States. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.[1][2][3][4][5]
List
References
- ↑ "Department Descriptions". Clinton Presidential Center. https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/internship/dept.html. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ "What They Learned in the White House: A Conversation with the Chief Speechwriters for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama". Ragan Training. https://ragantraining.com/video/what-they-learned-white-house-conversation-chief-speechwriters-president-barack-obama-and. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ Clay, Anna Katherine (May 23, 2019). "Translating Presidential Ideas into Words: Speechwriters in the White House" (in en-US). Miller Center of Public Affairs. https://millercenter.org/prezfest2019/prezfest-videos/whitehouse-speechwriters. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Office of Speechwriting". Clinton Presidential Center. https://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/collections/show/29. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ Rogers, Katie (February 3, 2020). "The State of the Union Is Trump's Biggest Speech. Who Writes It?" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/us/politics/trump-state-of-the-union.html. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ Bell, Susan. "This Just In: Alumna Reports from Global Hotspots". University of Southern California. https://news.usc.edu/77602/reporting-from-hot-spots-where-no-one-wants-to-be. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ↑ "James Keogh, 89; Nixon Speechwriter, Former Time Editor" (in en-US). The Los Angeles Times. May 15, 2006. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-may-15-me-passings15.2-story.html. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ↑ Nizon, Richard (December 16, 1970). "Letter to James Keogh Accepting His Resignation as Special Assistant to the President" (in en-US). University of California, Santa Barbara. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/letter-james-keogh-accepting-his-resignation-special-assistant-the-president. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ Martin, Douglas (February 14, 2019). "Raymond K. Price Jr., 88, a Key Nixon Speechwriter, Is Dead" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/obituaries/raymond-k-price-jr-dead.html. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ↑ "4 on Writing Staff Promoted by Nixon" (in en-US). The New York Times. February 6, 1973. https://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/07/archives/4-on-writing-staff-promoted-by-nixon-the-washington-starnews.html. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "President Appoints MacGregor Congressional Affairs Counsel" (in en-US). The New York Times. December 2, 1970. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/02/archives/president-appoints-macgregor-congressional-affairs-counsel.html. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "David R. Gergen Files, 1974–77". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guides/findingaid/gergendfiles.asp. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "David R. Gergen (White House Special Files: Staff Member and Office Files)". Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/finding-aids/david-r-gergen-white-house-special-files-staff-member-and-office-files. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ Kelly, Michael (October 31, 1993). "David Gergen, Master of the Game" (in en-US). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/31/magazine/david-gergen-master-of-the-game.html. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Interviews: All" (in en-US). National Archives and Records Administration. October 25, 2010. https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/research/transition-interviews/staff.html. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ↑ "White House Appoints New Chief Speechwriter" (in en-US). The New York Times. November 25, 1978. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/25/archives/white-house-appoints-new-chief-speechwriter.html. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ↑ "White House Appoints New Chief Speechwriter". The New York Times. November 25, 1978. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/25/archives/white-house-appoints-new-chief-speechwriter.html. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Khachigian, Kenneth L.: Files, 1981" (in en-US). Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. 1981. https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/public/archives/textual/smof/khachigi.pdf. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Appointment of Anthony R. Dolan as Special Assistant to the President and Chief Speechwriter". University of California, Santa Barbara. November 17, 1981. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-anthony-r-dolan-special-assistant-the-president-and-chief-speechwriter. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Nominations & Appointments, November 17, 1981" (in en-US). Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. November 17, 1991. https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/nominations-appointments-november-17-1981. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Appointment of Bently T. Elliott as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting". University of California, Santa Barbara. October 19, 1983. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-bently-t-elliott-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-speechwriting. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Reagan's Speechwriter Says He Was Dismissed in Dispute". The New York Times. June 10, 1986. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/10/us/reagan-s-speechwriter-says-he-was-dismissed-in-dispute.html. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Appointment of Robert A. Snow as Deputy Assistant to the President for Communications and Director of Speechwriting". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. February 19, 1991. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-robert-snow-deputy-assistant-the-president-for-communications-and-director. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Appointment of Robert Anthony Snow as Deputy Assistant to the President for Media Affairs". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. January 20, 1992. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-robert-anthony-snow-deputy-assistant-the-president-for-media-affairs. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "David Kusnet" (in en-us). The American Prospect. https://prospect.org/topics/david-kusnet. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Appointment of Deputy Assistant to the President for Speechwriting and Research". University of California, Santa Barbara. March 9, 1994. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-deputy-assistant-the-president-for-speechwriting-and-research. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book II)". Government Publishing Office. December 22, 1995. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PPP-1995-book2/html/PPP-1995-book2-app-pg1939.htm. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ Harris, John F. (August 9, 1999). "Cheryl Mills Rejects Clinton Offer to Become White House Counsel". The New York Times. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/08/09/cheryl-mills-rejects-clinton-offer-to-become-white-house-counsel/021912d7-d41a-40e0-829a-42a5016e8d59/. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ Burkeman, Oliver (June 15, 2006). "Bush Speechwriter Resigns". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/15/usa.oliverburkeman. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Statement on the Resignation of William McGurn and the Appointment of Marc Thiessen as Assistant to the President for Speechwriting". University of California, Santa Barbara. December 14, 2007. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-the-resignation-william-mcgurn-and-the-appointment-marc-thiessen-assistant-the. Retrieved July 19, 2021.